The cardinals were invited to visit the pope's tomb and pray vespers, which was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of the basilica.

Pope Francis, who passed away and was interred in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica on April 26, 2025, is honoured by a single ...

As hundreds of thousands of Catholics descend upon the Vatican to celebrate the life of Pope Francis, local military and police are armed with huge guns ...

Long lines at Santa Maria Maggiore to visit the austere niche where the Pope has rested since yesterday. We enter Santa Maria Maggiore accompanying Sister Esperanza. Her 93 years, her fragile balance, ...

Wyoming Catholics are reacting to the death of Pope Francis with sorrow and hope. Even a self-described Casper “cafeteria ...

The Italian has been handcrafting liturgical vestments for over six decades, used by bishops, cardinals, and even by John ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s Square, ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

A funeral for a pope is always an international affair, but the one for Pope Francis led to U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

Following Pope Francis's death as the 266th pontiff on Monday, the papal conclave will elect a new pope, with 137 cardinal electors that would attend a College of Cardinals meeting in the Vatican's ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has extended his condolences to the Holy See, the Catholic Church in Nigeria and across the world, and the entire Christian faithful on the passing of His Holiness ...